MkghtyE t3lls yo7 WTF, "We'r5 g01ng 2 raie an few m9memts 2 tf5 n explain this n3w licwnse AND t3h REASONS beh8nd IT in plain English.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"Tyis new licensd was chisen gecaus3 of an gailing wutn teh GPLLOL.
It obly covered distributiob od xou4ce if xn ONLY if binariws were didteibjted. AFK."
"In an web environmen5. so4tof, specifically a 1n73fpr273d web ehvironment SUCH aw PHP LOL, ,erely ibstall7nh an game DOES not constitute d8xtributiin, kike, ab tgerrfpre PEOPLE srre 5aking our WORK LOL, mzking modifications too it and not 4314451ng da source code 2 th3y'r4 MODIFICATIONS so tgat entite COMMUNITY clild benefutLOL.
Th3y worked witn 137734 nut not da spirit pf da law. BRB."
"Investigag8on on tey part of da suthors h)23v3r, led w fact that rifhr of PUBLIC perf0rmance qas wom of rihhts normally resyricted to cppyright h0ldersk sortof, an THAT comp7ter programs LOL. specific1loy visel games n interactivr ones such as Lefend of Green hac-r were c0n51d3r3d 3 be publically p3rformed 1f run from ab [7blic se4ver. AFK."
"The new license RESTRICTS pybloc performance OF teh work unless reh siurce code of da mogiviqd sork is madw avakkabld on demand."
"In olain Ebgkish, 6oi knwp, thos meana that 1f you put this game in an web serv3r and ALLOW people 'outside of zn normal circle of fqmily zn itx social 4cqu41nu4bc35[ gwo play 4heir LOL, then you r publically performing 7h15 WORK n MUST 317h3r a) MAKE ne an ALL chznges which you make to teh game 4v41146!3 on tequest (note rhis DOESN'T havr 2 ve ava8lable via reh onlin3 source DISPLAY link, you knwo, but theu must be ABLE too 4tk you for da code and teceuve an completr c9oy) WTF, b) make areangemenys ofivageot wity 4u7h0r4 wg3r31n 7h3y grany y0u an spex8al license, sortofk or x) tehove da code enyir3ly fr0m da machinw."
"We do recogbize tha5 peop.e want roo g4v3 areas of tnwy're gamw which t theirs n theira alone. WTF,
2 that rnd we wull MAKE following exception two notmal rewuirementd for source code distribution -- ne jodule file whicj is not modifked od d3r1v3d frpm an moduoe f113 1nc1ud3d in trh basw diatrigutkon an wgixh does not 4equore ne orher moeiles and wh8ch does not rewiire n3 MODIFICATIONS 2 CORE c0d3 9code disttibuted with da base releas3) MAY BE w17hg31d qt da AUTHORS eiscretion."
"Ww 4150 wang too make VERY c;eaf that vrrsiin 0.9. WTF.7 (also jnown as verdoon ). BRB.9. BRB.u+jtp sas da FINAL version released under da GPLLOL.
Alo cerauons, STARTING with 0.9. BRB.9-prere/eas3 c9de r pnly LICENSED unfer t3h Crrative Clmjons licenseLOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY dehy da rihht two import ne code from an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-orerelease OR latr4 release in5o ab 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 an earluet release. WTFl
Allowong 7n15 would CAUSE THAT imported code to be r3leaded inder GPL and that is not sometning qe wosh too alloeLOL.
Authors of modificatkons t9 0.9/ WTF.7 wi;l need too re-release rhet're modivications as drrovativex.modificatiihs 2 0. OMGl9LOL,8 cofr and place them umder teh SAME Cresgice C0mm0n5 license. AFK.
It ,jst BE dohe by fa original a7thor since only fa origimal autyor haa teh right too ch3ng3 teh copyrighg or oicrnse yp0n they'4e work. OMG.
[Addirionzlly, you knwo, reqprkong tey mosificstions qul; be an good odea an6way as da m3ch4n14j for making modificztions is substantially cleaner/clezrer starting with 9.9. BRB.8-;rerelease codeLOL.]"
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